Pretzel vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pretzel and french toast?

Pretzel is richer in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, while french toast is higher in selenium and vitamin B12.
French toast's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 39% higher.
French toast has 5 times less manganese than pretzel. Pretzel has 1.015mg of manganese, while french toast has 0.188mg.
French toast is lower in sodium.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index (83) than french toast (67).

We used Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pretzel

French toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+70.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66.4%
Contains more IronIron	+174.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+169%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+439.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+270.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-61.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+356.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~117mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pretzel

French toast

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+107.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+223.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+286%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.321mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.074mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	0mg	116mg	39%
Manganese	1.015mg	0.188mg	36%
Iron	4.58mg	1.67mg	36%
Sodium	1240mg	479mg	33%
Folate	166µg	43µg	31%
Starch	72.58g		30%
Selenium	4.4µg	20.1µg	29%
Vitamin B3	5.27mg	1.628mg	23%
Carbs	80.39g	25g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.424mg	0.204mg	18%
Fiber	3.4g		14%
Vitamin A	0µg	124µg	14%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.31µg	13%
Fats	2.93g	10.8g	12%
Saturated fat	0.391g	2.723g	11%
Copper	0.156mg	0.058mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.727g	4.524g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.291g	2.594g	9%
Calories	384kcal	229kcal	8%
Calcium	27mg	100mg	7%
Choline	29.5mg		5%
Protein	10.04g	7.7g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.322mg	0.549mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.47mg		3%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.67mg	3%
Potassium	223mg	134mg	3%
Magnesium	29mg	17mg	3%
Phosphorus	128mg	117mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.8µg		2%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	0.3mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.332mg	0.321mg	1%
Net carbs	76.99g	25g	N/A
Sugar	2.21g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.074mg	0%
Trans fat	0.004g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.097mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.25mg	0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.407mg	0.375mg	0%
Leucine	0.757mg	0.621mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.413mg	0%
Methionine	0.177mg	0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg	0.389mg	0%
Valine	0.48mg	0.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.179mg	0%
Fructose	0.31g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.063g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.223g		N/A